Tommy Kelly on Kevin Kolb: “That boy’s scared”

Posted by Mike Florio on August 17, 2012, 11:42 PM EDT

AP

Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb found it difficult to do much on Friday night to make his case for the starting job. After all, it’s hard to throw when being constantly harassed by the Raiders defense.

In the end, Kolb had as many sacks as completions: three.

After a crunching collision between multiple Raiders and Kolb behind the line of scrimmage early in the second quarter, defensive lineman Tommy Kelly said as he made it to the sideline, “That boy’s scared,” according to the Raiders TV broadcast being streamed through NFL.com’s Preseason Live package.

Kolb completed three of six passes for 22 yards, leading the Cardinals on a seven-play, 41-yard touchdown drive. Kolb’s other scoring drive came via a field goal scored after an interception return by Kerry Rhodes put the ball deep in Oakland territory. Arizona lost nine yards in three plays before the kick.

It seems like it’s only a matter of time before Kolb loses the starting job.

Sad thing is , If he were traded back to philly he would probably thrive!
Az is a mess, Kurt Warner was only thing good that organization has seen in years, why fitz signed with th long term is beyond me??
He should be catching strikes by Ponder! 2012 softmore of the year!
Skol

Kolb is a dumpster fire; yeah i know the OL sucks but you can’t just hang on to the ball and stare down your target. Yes he will be holding a clipboard and will make over 10 million dollars this year for the cards (roster bonus + base salary), yeah i know what you are thinking…sick.

The VERY poor mans version of Ben Roethlisberger, John Skelton does not look phased while under pressure in the pocket. This guy will start the season. Too bad that the cards Defense will need to carry the team for the first 6 or 8 games this season.

At a certain point, doesn’t Andy Reid have to get credit for getting the most out of his QB’s? DMac, Kolb and Feely all managed to look much better in Green than they did anywhere else. Reid hoodwinked WAS, AZ and MIA in those deals…. of course, he didn’t get more than a ham sandwich for Asante

I”ll admit last year i was on kolbs side and said he needs some time and this and that but its not.lookin good for him and it.seems like a bad trade at this point,good luck on that qb situation cards fans.

Hulkhogan, you might want to stop calling everyone “brother.” No one here has the misfortune to share any DNA with you. You can deduce that based on the fact that most here are actually literate and sane.

Blow out? The Raiders first team units (with the exception of special teams) outplayed the Cards or did you not see that the Raiders outgained Arizona 184 to 52 in the first half? After the first drive Oakland’s D completely shut down Arizona.

It’s the preseason and like most teams Oakland has things to work. Green Bay lost something like 34 to 10 to Cleveland of all teams. Should GB be worried?

Red zone offense needs to improve and the special teams have to play better. The Raiders are moving the ball up and down the field and playing good defense, though. More often than not, that will you more than your fair share of games.

@aaroncurryisbust no, but I do remember when they signed T-Joke as their QB of the future and said he never got a fair shot in MN, then I remember when they way overpaid for another career backup out of Green Bay. Don’t feel left out there will be plenty of pointing and laughing at your squad yet to come!

Well, when a guy like Tommy Kelly ( with all that playoff experience) calls you out, you must be pretty bad…..Kelly was such a dog in college that he went undrafted despite skills and ability that should have gotten him selected in the early rounds; and while he’s shown occasional flashes of talent in Oakland, he’s mostly known for scoring a monster contract from Al Davis…..
….Kolb needs to pick up his game, but he should not worry about anything Kelly has to say…..